§ 16.22. Biennial report for Secretary of State
(a) Each domestic corporation, and each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State, shall deliver to the Secretary of State a biennial report on a form prescribed and furnished by the Secretary of State that sets forth:
(1) the name of the corporation and the state or country under whose law it is incorporated;
(2) the address of its registered office and the name of its registered agent at the office in this State;
(3) the address of its principal office;
(4) the names and business or residence addresses of its directors and principal officers; and
(5) a brief description of the nature of its activities.
(b) The information in the biennial report must be current on the date the biennial report is executed on behalf of the corporation.
(c) The first biennial report must be delivered to the Secretary of State between January 1 and April 1 of the year following the calendar year in which a domestic corporation was incorporated or a foreign corporation was authorized to transact business. Subsequent biennial reports must be delivered to the Secretary of State between January 1 and April 1 following each succeeding two calendar years.
(d) If a biennial report does not contain the information required by this section, the Secretary of State shall promptly notify the reporting domestic or foreign corporation in writing and return the report to it for correction. If the report is corrected to contain the information required by this section and delivered to the Secretary of State within 30 days after the effective date of notice, it is deemed to be timely filed. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.)